Rubber-extracting machine.



0.888,714, PATENTBD MAY 25, 1908. s. KIRK. RUBBER BXTRAGUNG MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE 7. 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 888,714.` Mmmm MAY 2s, 190s,

s. Kim RUBBER mmsm Mmmm ILED HAE. 7, 1907.

SETE KERK, OF ABLENJS, TEXAS.

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'le o'tfliec of the invention is; to eXt'ect ruhige? #om lzioutoiouo rooie and plants, socii 'ihe 492/031112@ pien, liieoiiaiiice inf-ane and ffii the of steam and L 1e toppiae disooeo the 'iron-wy member. eue, Fig', 3, ,on of e portion of o inf; the working feiiiig mid crushing; ribs ico inocoines f piae 6 is cenmi mrlion and recessed at its `j ioii amA View fr? one.

1' disposed as seen in dotted structed maehioes among-ed eide by' side above :i somewhatiarger and suhstanialy like maoiiine *3` which is located oemraily between theiz'stnamed mvo, am@ fili. three mooiiines are supported in commoii; upon e suitable frame Each maohine oompfiees a paie of disk shaped piaes or members 5 and 6, respeo ivey, cast of metai and mou the other with iued meeting feees piovoiog ribbedeportons 7 and 8, iespeeiveiy The :tintes and ribs on lower plate -5- are posed taiigentiaiiy over isiiiie foce and.

the flutes are oi" gmdugdy Width from tief ,beginning at subsmiaiiy the ceii'oer of he piae to Where they' teiminae in die plaie iseif at e. ehouider of edge by am annoia? recess A-9- ai' outer ha of the piatte. Recess 9 is fiiewith Wooo. faced ofi Hush with the face poion of plate and is also iued and Tie-bed 'o Widie a few inches. of its outer edge eoif'espond o ut-ed portion 7 and oontioueon hefeof. ln wili also be noed ha' seid .finies or gooves are of giaduaiiy increasing dep'h from the center oue-Mds. ippel sin'iiiriy fiued and iibbe over: iis outer por wih the mdiaiiy iiiied wih Wood to mateix lower piae buiy the iutes' therein, are

stead of tangentaiy as in the iowe pilote, aihougk similarly increasing in width. amd depth xom he center outward. in. oir'oes seezion, said plete portions 7 and 8 have e tooth. like formation as seen in Fi 5, wzeein the voiticai ,fa/ces thereof fiiovi e shouidem and. cutting: edges 12 which are oppoeefi $0 each other in operation and whereby ie ma terial out and crushed and the i'sibber caused io mii, iistover one toot-i1 and ilen the next. The radial' rangement of the ii'os ond iiiteo Diovide foi a, searing out mid' ouwerd feed. oi' he mai-ieizii. The feeding forni-ard of the materiai and discharge ofwazei and. ii e? is :Sexibe:- feiiitated. by the domm'fed inoimtion of the meeting; faces of t be 'lwo piet/s from the ceni'er hereof to tile outer edge, the ower plete having sightiv come om md the upper pae iang domiwerd and outward to coespond. f 1

The maeria is fed to eaeh machine 'mounted osi Lfte 5 over en o by means oi ated one umn Eines, Fig. 3 iii- 

